My only duty was to describe reality as it had come to me-to give the mundane its beautiful due.
John UpdikeThere is always a chance of failure, of producing something totally unnecessary. But I guess that chance of failure is what makes tightrope walking, race-car driving.
John UpdikeRain is grace; rain is the sky descending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life.
John UpdikeIt's not up to us what we learn, but merely whether we learn through joy or through pain.
John Updike